Patents by Inventor Michael Roger Cane
Michael Roger Cane has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10252230Abstract: A tinting machine (1) comprising one or more dispenser heads for dispensing colorant into a paint container (3), the one or more dispenser heads comprising a fluid outlet (16) for discharging the colorant into the paint container (3), an internal chamber (19) opening in the fluid outlet, and a piston (25) that is longitudinally and movably arranged inside the internal chamber. An outer side surface of the piston and the inner surface of the internal chamber define an annular space (29) and the piston comprises a circumventional protrusion (26) defining a constriction (28) in the annular space. By supplying cleaning fluid to the internal chamber and moving the piston between a first and a second position, the internal chamber can be cleaned from residual colorant with a small amount of cleaning fluid. The invention further relates to a method for dispensing one or more colorants into a paint container using such tinting machine.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Christopher John Ord, Matthew Keith Fordham, Michael Roger Cane
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Publication number: 20180326379Abstract: A tinting machine (1) comprising one or more dispenser heads for dispensing colorant into a paint container (3), the one or more dispenser heads comprising a fluid outlet (16) for discharging the colorant into the paint container (3), an internal chamber (19) opening in the fluid outlet, and a piston (25) that is longitudinally and movably arranged inside the internal chamber. An outer side surface of the piston and the inner surface of the internal chamber define an annular space (29) and the piston comprises a circumventional protrusion (26) defining a constriction (28) in the annular space. By supplying cleaning fluid to the internal chamber and moving the piston between a first and a second position, the internal chamber can be cleaned from residual colorant with a small amount of cleaning fluid. The invention further relates to a method for dispensing one or more colorants into a paint container using such tinting machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Christopher John Ord, Matthew Keith Fordham, Michael Roger Cane
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Patent number: 10010112Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, for use in an aerosol-generating system and an aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article. The aerosol-generating device includes a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; a first solid-liquid phase-change material positioned about a perimeter of the cavity; and heating means configured to heat the first solid-liquid phase-change material to a temperature above the melting point of the first solid-liquid phase-change material. The aerosol-generating device further includes a second solid-liquid phase-change material, wherein the melting point of the second solid-liquid phase-change material is higher than the melting point of the first solid-liquid phase-change material.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Patrick Charles Silvestrini, Marie Farine, Christopher James Rowe, Michael Roger Cane
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Patent number: 9355307Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring performance comprises two elements: a first element (4) for attaching to a human or animal, containing two or more of physiological, biochemical, kinematic, and/or environmental sensors and a processing means which records in memory signals or derivates of signals from said sensors and contains a means of re-transmitting this data to a second element, and a second element (13, 16) containing a display (12, 17) or audio output to present the processed live or previous recorded data to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: GMAX TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventors: William James Bradley, Michael Roger Cane, Dominique M. Freeman
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Publication number: 20160021932Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, for use in an aerosol-generating system and an aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article. The aerosol-generating device includes a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; a first solid-liquid phase-change material positioned about a perimeter of the cavity; and heating means configured to heat the first solid-liquid phase-change material to a temperature above the melting point of the first solid-liquid phase-change material. The aerosol-generating device further includes a second solid-liquid phase-change material, wherein the melting point of the second solid-liquid phase-change material is higher than the melting point of the first solid-liquid phase-change material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Patrick Charles SILVESTRINI, Marie FARINE, Christopher James ROWE, Michael Roger CANE
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Publication number: 20140364980Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring performance comprises two elements: a first element (4) for attaching to a human or animal, containing two or more of physiological, biochemical, kinematic, and/or environmental sensors and a processing means which records in memory signals or derivates of signals from said sensors and contains a means of re-transmitting this data to a second element, and a second element (13, 16) containing a display (12, 17) or audio output to present the processed live or previous recorded data to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: William James Bradley, Michael Roger Cane, Dominique M. Freeman
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Patent number: 8823524Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring performance comprises two elements: a first element (4) for attaching to a human or animal, containing two or more of physiological, biochemical, kinematic, and/or environmental sensors and a processing means which records in memory signals or derivates of signals from said sensors and contains a means of re-transmitting this data to a second element, and a second element (13, 16) containing a display (12, 17) or audio output to present the processed live or previous recorded data to the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2007Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Cambridge Design Partnership LLPInventors: William James Bradley, Michael Roger Cane, Dominique M. Freeman
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Patent number: 8790033Abstract: A painting apparatus comprising a paint module, an applicator assembly, and a dip-tube assembly containing a pump, the paint module having a container receiving section which is closeable by a releasably attachable lid, the applicator assembly being fluidly connectable to liquid in the container receiving section via the dip-tube assembly, in which the lid includes an aperture to allow the dip-tube assembly to pass therethrough and submerge the pump in the liquid (FIG. 1).Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.Inventors: Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord, Gary Thomas Wren, Nicholas Field, Ahmad Bittar
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Patent number: 8632271Abstract: A painting apparatus comprising a paint module, an applicator assembly having an applicator surface, and a pump, the paint module having a container receiving section, the applicator assembly being fluidly connectable to the container receiving section such that the pump can supply liquid contained in the container receiving section to the applicator assembly, in which the apparatus can operate in a painting cycle where the container receiving section receives a paint container with a supply of paint such that the paint can be supplied to the applicator assembly, and in a cleaning cycle where the container receiving section receives a liquid in the form of a cleaning fluid, such that the cleaning fluid can be supplied to the applicator assembly (FIG. 1).Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.Inventors: Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord
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Patent number: 8596898Abstract: A paint roller assembly comprising a primary roller (69) and a secondary roller (67), the secondary roller being positioned relative to the primary roller such that paint supplied to the roller assembly passes over part of the secondary roller before being fed onto an exterior surface of the primary roller.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.Inventors: Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord
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Publication number: 20100206758Abstract: A paint container including a main body and a neck portion having a rim with an internal web projecting radially inwardly from the rim, in which the internal web includes an aperture (216) dimensioned such that it can receive an associated dip-tube and remove excess paint from the dip-tube when it is removed from the paint container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord
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Publication number: 20100209175Abstract: A paint roller assembly comprising a primary roller (69) and a secondary roller (67), the secondary roller being positioned relative to the primary roller such that paint supplied to the roller assembly passes over part of the secondary roller before being fed onto an exterior surface of the primary roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: Velperweg 76Inventors: Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord
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Publication number: 20100196614Abstract: A painting apparatus comprising a paint module, an applicator assembly, and a dip-tube assembly containing a pump, the paint module having a container receiving section which is closeable by a releasably attachable lid, the applicator assembly being fluidly connectable to liquid in the container receiving section via the dip-tube assembly, in which the lid includes an aperture to allow the dip-tube assembly to pass therethrough and submerge the pump in the liquid (FIG. 1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord, Gary Thomas Wren, Nicholas Field, Ahmad Bittar
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Publication number: 20100192852Abstract: A painting apparatus comprising a paint module able to receive a paint container containing paint, an applicator, a conduit fluidly connecting the paint to the applicator, and a pump assembly to supply a flow of paint to the applicator via the conduit, in which the painting apparatus includes a control unit to prevent the flow of paint to the applicator until the applicator is applying paint to the surface to be painted (FIG. 1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord
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Publication number: 20100180816Abstract: A painting apparatus comprising a paint module, an applicator assembly having an applicator surface, and a pump, the paint module having a container receiving section, the applicator assembly being fluidly connectable to the container receiving section such that the pump can supply liquid contained in the container receiving section to the applicator assembly, in which the apparatus can operate in a painting cycle where the container receiving section receives a paint container with a supply of paint such that the paint can be supplied to the applicator assembly, and in a cleaning cycle where the container receiving section receives a liquid in the form of a cleaning fluid, such that the cleaning fluid can be supplied to the applicator assembly (FIG. 1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventors: Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord
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Publication number: 20100170433Abstract: A painting apparatus (10) comprising a paint module (20), an applicator assembly (50), and a dip-tube assembly (20) containing a pump (86), the applicator assembly being fluidly connectable to liquid in the paint module via the dip-tube assembly, in which the pump is arranged within the dip-tube such that the pump is submerged in the liquid to substantially drive liquid away from the pump when supplying liquid to the applicator assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Michael Roger Cane, Christopher John Ord
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Patent number: D609573Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries LimitedInventors: Michael Roger Cane, Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Nicholas Field, Ahmad Bittar, Christopher John Ord
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Patent number: D629491Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries LimitedInventors: Michael Roger Cane, Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Nicholas Field, Ahmad Bittar, Christopher John Ord
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Patent number: D629492Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries LimitedInventors: Michael Roger Cane, Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Nicholas Field, Ahmad Bittar, Christopher John Ord
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Patent number: D632761Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries LimitedInventors: Michael Roger Cane, Ruth Elizabeth Walcot, Nicholas Field, Ahmad Bittar, Christopher John Ord